General Relief Society Meeting

I had not planned on attending the General Relief Society Meeting last night. I didn't know if R would be home from work in time and I didn't make arrangements for a babysitter. I planned on watching it on TV later in the evening like I did last year. Our stake was having a dinner at 5:00pm before the broadcast. R got home about 4:35pm. At 4:40pm a friend in the ward called to see if I was going and we could go together, I decided to go with her. I cleaned up in 10 minutes and she came and picked me up.

I am so glad I went to the broadcast instead of watched in on TV. I think I got more from the live session than if I had watched in at home. I felt the spirit and loved the message of the meeting.

Sister Beck spoke on being strong and immovable in faith, family and relief. I liked her quote from President Hinckley, "do the best you can, but do your very best."

Sister Allred spoke on visiting teaching. She reminded us that the Relief Soceity was created for 2 reasons, to relieve the poor and save souls. I didn't think to invite my visiting teaching sisters but I'm happy that I ran into one at the dinner and sat with her.

Sister Thompson spoke on families and about what is happening to our families today and things we could do to help our families.

President Monson gave us three guidelines for help: Sudy diligently, Pray earnestly and serve willingly.

I am excited to hear general conference next week.

Taco Soup

Taco Soup

1 pound hamburger
2 cans mexican style stewed tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans pinto beans
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 small package frozen corn
1 small onion, chopped

1. Cook and drain hamburger.
2. Put everything in the crockpot and simmer several hours.
3. When serving, place sour cream, grated cheese adn frito chips on top of the soup.

My sweet baby

This morning when A woke up we were laying on my cuddling. She is always so sweet in the morning and I love to snuggle with her when she wakes up. S came in to hug her sister and cuddle but A would have none of it. She kept crying and pushing S away from us. A wanted to me and she didn't want to share me with her sister. It was funny and cute, although S didn't really understand.

Weekly Menu

Weekly Menu

Monday:
Taco Soup
Fresh Rolls

Tuesday:
Navajo Tacos

Wednesday:
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Brocoli
Salad

Thursday:
Wedding Dinner

Friday:
Visiting my sister

Saturday:
Japanese Curry

Sunday:
Manacotti
Salad
Garlic Bread

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

1 package yellow cake mix

1 can pumpkin (15 ounces)

1 egg

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/8 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 Tbsp butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all the muffin ingredients together and pour into a greased muffin tin. Combine brown sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, and butter to make the topping. Cut the topping together with a fork until it resembles a coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping on the top of the muffins before baking. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Grandma

Grandma was here for a visit this week. She went home yesterday and we miss her. Not only is she a huge help to me but the kids love having her around. She reads to them and they play games together. We keep trying to talk her into moving up here from St. George. She lives rent free in St. George so if she moved closer she would probably need to live with us and I think she wants to stay where she is while she can. She'll be back up in December for Z's baptism.

Z in Soccer

Wednesday night I finally took my camera to Z's soccer game. My pictures aren't great so I'll take my camera again and hopefully I can get better pictures. He is having so much fun in soccer and is more agressive this year. This is their first year with goalies and I loves to play goalie.